What does Job 22:29 mean?

Job 22:29 highlights themes such as humility, salvation, lifting-up when read in context.

How should I apply Job 22:29 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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Matthew 5:3
Jesus teaches that the poor in spirit are blessed and will inherit the kingdom.
James 4:10
This verse encourages humility before God, promising that He will lift us up.
Psalm 147:3
Both verses emphasize God's care for the brokenhearted and humble.